Simon Kurt Unsworth (born 1972) is a British writer of supernatural fiction. Unsworth was born in Manchester, England. He grew up in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Dundee where he received a Master of Arts degree in Psychology (Hons). Unsworth's first novel is called "The Devils Detective" and Unsworth's most recent novel is The Devils Evidence, a horror novel set in Hell. James Lovegrove, in a review for the Financial Times, called the novel "an entertaining Dantean spin on the police procedural...The Devil's Detective is damned good". Works Books At Ease with the Dead: New Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre, (with others) Ash-Tree Press, 2007. . Creature Feature (with Guy N. Smith and William Meikle), Ghostwriter Publications, 2009. . The Devil's Detective : A Novel. New York : Doubleday, 2015. The Devil's Evidence : A Novel. New York : Doubleday, 2016. Collections Lost Places. Ash-Tree Press, 2010. Quiet Houses. Dark Continents, 2011. Awards 2008 - World Fantasy Award nomination for best short story for "The Church on the Island" References External links 1972 births Living people Alumni of the University of Dundee English horror writers